Feasibility and effect of chair massage offered to nurses during work hours on stress-related symptoms: A pilot study

Abstract This study assessed feasibility and effect of weekly, 15-min chair massages during work for 38 nurses. Mean Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), Smith Anxiety Scale (SAS), linear analog self-assessment scale (LASA), and symptom visual analog scale (SX-VAS) scores were tracked at baseline, 5...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2012-11, Vol.18 (4), p.212-215
Main Authors: Engen, Deborah J, Wahner-Roedler, Dietlind L, Vincent, Ann, Chon, Tony Y, Cha, Stephen S, Luedtke, Connie A, Loehrer, Laura L, Dion, Liza J, Rodgers, Nancy J, Bauer, Brent A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Massage
Massage - methods
Medical Education
Middle Aged
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nursing
Occupational Diseases - psychology
Occupational Diseases - therapy
Pilot Projects
Relaxation
Stress, Psychological - therapy
Work stress
Workplace
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract This study assessed feasibility and effect of weekly, 15-min chair massages during work for 38 nurses. Mean Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14), Smith Anxiety Scale (SAS), linear analog self-assessment scale (LASA), and symptom visual analog scale (SX-VAS) scores were tracked at baseline, 5 weeks, and 10 weeks. Of 400 available massage appointments, 329 were used. At 10 weeks, mean PSS-14 score decreased from 17.85 to 14.92 ( P  = .002); mean SAS score, from 49.45 to 40.95 ( P  
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.06.002